NFCSIM: A dynamic fuel burnup and fuel cycle simulation tool

Nuclear Technology

Volumn 151, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 35-50

  Schneider, Erich A ^a   Bathke, Charles G ^a   James, Michael R ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fuel cycle; Reactivity modeling; Simulation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRITICALITY (NUCLEAR FISSION); LIFE CYCLE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUCLEAR REACTORS; PIECEWISE LINEAR TECHNIQUES; REACTIVITY (NUCLEAR);

LIFE CYCLE MATERIAL BALANCES; NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE; REACTIVITY MODELING;

NUCLEAR FUELS;

EID: 21344453981     PISSN: 00295450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NT05-4     Document Type: Article

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